The Bard's Tale Trilogy

The Bard's Tale Trilogy

Experience the events that led to The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep and The Mage’s Tale! The Bard's Tale Trilogy is a remastering of the classic 1980s series, one of the godfathers of the RPG genre. Create an adventuring party in the first volume and play it across all three, creating a heroic story all your own!

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Experience the events that led to The Bard’s Tale IV: Barrows Deep and The Mage’s Tale! The Bard's Tale Trilogy is a remastering of the classic 1980s series, one of the godfathers of the RPG genre. Create an adventuring party in the first volume and play it across all three, creating a heroic story all your own!
The Bard’s Tale Trilogy contains remastered versions of all three classic games: The Bard's Tale: Tales of the Unknown, The Bard’s Tale II: The Destiny Knight, and The Bard’s Tale III: Thief of Fate!
Rescue a city trapped by a wizard, reforge the legendary Destiny Wand, and travel across time and space to confront a Mad God!
Enjoy a uniform playing experience across all three titles without the need for emulation or compatibility concerns.
For the first time, play as male or female across all three games! Also includes other quality of life changes such as automapping for all three games, spell access, and updated equipment/inventory management.
Go old school with Legacy Mode, a suite of features which allows veteran players to experience the games similarly to how they first played them "back in the day".
The Bard's Tale Trilogy is a chance for old fans to be young once again and for a new generation of roleplaying and dungeon crawler fans to discover why these games matter so much all these years later. Pick up the game and start your epic adventure today!

Reviewed BySheol777

Xbox

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on13/08/2019

Review title of Sheol777Fantastic Remaster of a True Classic

For those of you who, like me, played these when you saved your game to an audio casette and mapped the levels on graph paper , this will be a wonderful experience. Perfectly recreates the classic games with a modern touch. Absolutely worth the price.

47 out of 49 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByCrackpipeJak

Xbox

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on14/08/2019

Review title of CrackpipeJakCan't go wrong

Used to play this on the Spectrum when I was 10. What a game and a great reimagining authentic to the original. Thankyou.

17 out of 17 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed Bydcwyrd

Xbox

45User Rating: 4 out of 5

Submitted on14/08/2019

Review title of dcwyrdMissed this.

Strictly for those looking to revisit or discover a specific kind of RPG. Perfect for those who volunteer knowingly.

16 out of 16 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByI DONT RAGE 666

Xbox

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on14/08/2019

Review title of I DONT RAGE 666Ignore the poor reviews

Dont listen to the people leaving poor reviews BeCaUsE iT's NoT fOrTnItE and has poor graphics. The game is a classic that i would highly recommend to anybody interested in the RPG genre

37 out of 40 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByPedroFitz

Xbox

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on14/08/2019

Review title of PedroFitzLike a old friend who returns from the past

Ahh,i remember playing all three games back in the mid to late 80's,they were the games that gave me the love for RPG's today.
I couldnt belive it when i saw that they were coming on to the xbox,so i had to buy them.
I love the way they have been remastered and brought up to date for the modern age,control feels fine and not confusing,graphics are bright and easy on the eye.
I know not everyone will like these games,especially the youth of today but if you like rpg's and a good old dungeon crawl with a great story,for £12 quid you cant go wrong with the bards tale.
Also with bards tale 4 coming soon,i cannot wait.
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

22 out of 23 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByGreyCauses

Xbox

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on13/08/2019

Review title of GreyCausesNo dork ring?

I can't believe this has arrived in original form. I can understand how it must confuse modern audiences but for me it's like a long lost friend.

Microsoft Studios responded on 22/08/2019

Don't worry. The Dork Ring is in there. ;-)

34 out of 37 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByShiroRinn

Xbox

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on13/08/2019

Review title of ShiroRinnWow

Ignore the childish reviews thats the
problem with gp

29 out of 33 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByTimmmmmmy38

Xbox

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on17/08/2019

Review title of Timmmmmmy38Real Gaming

Amazing old school game must get my Amiga and commie out 😎

8 out of 8 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed Bylaugar67

Xbox

55User Rating: 5 out of 5

Submitted on16/08/2019

Review title of laugar67Great rpg of old.

Great game to play and chill 😊 i love my rpgs.

7 out of 7 people found this helpful.

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Reviewed ByN7Kopper

Xbox

45User Rating: 4 out of 5

Submitted on24/08/2019

Review title of N7KopperMore automap = less metagaming

Four guys in front, three guys in back for this classic. While not perfect by any means, this is still a beaut of a series. Not that I played the originals. While drawing your own maps does have charm, I prefer not having cheatsheets for repeat goes, so the automap does nicely as an alternative. (Manual in-game cartography should have been included for purists.)
This game rewards class diversity. Throughout the chapters, you WILL need a Bard, Chronomancer, and Rogue. Keep in mind that the back three guys can't melee or BE meleed when building your team, and that summons and friendly monsters need a party slot if you want them.
If you need a push, look online for the in-universe hint books rather than a walkthrough. The dungeons aren't dangerous if you don't need to explore!
A nitpick is that the bard's song charges could easily have been listed along with your caster's mana, but it's a minor complaint. EDIT: The Dork Ring is voiced! (If even ONE of the originals voiced it... Wow😊)

2 out of 2 people found this helpful.

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